Test Review

The difference between analog and digital: An electronic signal that is sent as binary digits of either ON or OFF. In the illustration to the right, is a digital signal that is up or down for either ON or OFF, unlike an analog signal that is more like a wave. This example also illustrates a digital picture where a pixel is turned either ON or OFF helping to create an image on a display. Analog allows equipment to handle information that continuously changes such as voltage, current, and wave.

Random Access Memory (RAM) -Alternatively referred to as main memory, primary memory, or system memory, Random Access Memory (RAM) is a computer storage location that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations within DRAM on a Memory module

Read- Only Memory (ROM) -Short for Read-Only Memory, ROM is a type of "built-in" memory that is capable of holding data and having that data read from the chip, but not written to.

World Wide Web – is a graphical interface for the internet that was first introduced to the public on August 6, 1991 by Tim Berners-Lee.  the world wide web provides a rich medium and helps brings all people together.

Data (computer) – Data could mean large quantities of standard information used for reference. For example, the information you're reading now is considered data. On a computer is stored in binary or a series of 0's and 1's.

Program - provide (a computer or other machine) with coded instructions for the automatic performance of a particular task.

 Hypertext – A simple method of organizing and accessing text and other data through the use of hyperlinks.

Hardware –  is best described as a device that is physically connected to your computer or something that can be physically touched.

Software –is a collection of instructions that enable a user to interact with the computer or have the computer perform specific tasks for them 

Title (resource) – The name by which the resource is formally known.

Creator (resource) – The person, organization or service who made the content of the resource, for instance, the writer of an article or the photographer who took a picture.

Subject (resource) - One of the topics of the resource. It is usual to choose keywords from an accepted classification scheme as the subject.

Publisher (resource) -The publisher is “responsible for making the resource available”. This might be a commercial publisher, an academic institution or an individual.

Contributor (webpage) – A person or organization that has contributed to the content

Format (resource) - a type of media of the resource.

MP3 – A file extension and compression method utilizing the MPEG compression standard to reduce the size of a file often down by a factor of 12 and still have a CD-like quality. MP3 files are commonly used to store a song or complete CD and require very little hard drive space when compared to other files.

Cyberbully - "involves the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others."

Database - is a large quantity of information that can be searched, referenced, compared, changed or otherwise manipulated without a lot of work. 

Desktop - is a system of organization of icons on a screen.

E-mail - messages distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network

Home page - is the name of the main page of a website where visitors can find hyperlinks to other pages in the site

Keyword -is a word or group of words that help the search locate a better match for their search.

Password - is a set of secret characters or words utilized to gain access to a computer, web page, network resource, or data

Paste - is an operating systems and programs action that allows a user to copy or cut an object or text from one location and move it into another location

Search Engines - A software program or script available through the internet that searches documents and files for keywords and returns the results of any files containing those keywords

URL Address -  is a standardized naming convention for addressing documents accessible over the Internet 

User name - is a name given to a user on a computer or computer network

File format –is the structure of a file that is best viewed with the program it was designed for

Hacker -an individual who had an advanced understanding of computers, networking, programming, or hardware or which describes any individual who illegally breaks into computer systems to damage or steal information

Keyboard - allow a computer user to input letters, numbers, and other symbols into a computer and is what allows you to write e-mail and is what you used to visit this web page

Retrieve (document)- A term used to describe the process of searching for, locating and returning data

Assignment 3

Information Processing Cycle

Assignment 4

1. Discuss what the main idea of the video is?
Our future generations are changing and they do not have the same way of thinking as their parents did when they were young. The video shows us how we are losing our values starting with the lack of communication with our families. There are different kinds of people that have either a future or past oriented way of thinking. They either look forward or stay behind.

 2. Do you see yourself as past oriented or future oriented? Why?
I see myself as future oriented because I don't look back to my past. What I look to and worry about is the future and what new things will be coming up. If you look to your past, you don't focus on what is going to be happening later on in life and that's very important to do so.
 3. Do you agree or disagree with the speaker in the video? Explain why?
I do agree with the speaker in the video because he explained most of the things we do everyday and how much time we waste on being on the computer, or video games when we should be socializing outside in the real world. We are not spending enough time with our families and one day we will all regret not doing that.
 4. Do you agree with the speaker's view that young adults' minds are being "digitally rewired"? Explain your answer.
I do agree with the speaker's view because we spend way too much time on the computer. Now a days, we are too lazy. Instead of being able to communicate by talking, we use our cellphones to ask for a favor when the person is right in front of you. Boys spend a lot of their time playing video games at home and don't go out to socialize and play real games.

5. Why does the narrator in the video argue that young people dislike a single-function device such as a wristwatch? 
People dislike the watch because it performs one task at a time. They are so used to using multitask objects that they  think that the watch is useless. They can easily just take out their cell phone and check the time. The wristwatch is something that young people don't really need.



1. Why did Sir Tim Berner's Lee decide to make the World Wide Web free when he created it at CERN?
Tim Berner Lee wanted the world wide web to be available for everyone. He wanted everyone to have the opportunity to use it. He believed that it was not something that you should pay for, instead it should be free for everyone.

2. What are the benefits of having "web addresses," an idea that Sir Tim Berner's Lee created?
It is a great idea because there are so many web pages on the internet that with this each site will have its own address. If all websites had the same address you would not be able to find the website you are looking for. Also, the idea of having the web address translated from "computer" language to our language was a great idea because that way we can understand what it is saying.

3. How does the World Wide Web allow people from all over the world to communicate?
We can communicate through blogs, social networks, e-mails, and via other methods thanks to the world wide web. We can talk to people from the other side of the world instantly. The world wide web has facilitated humans to communicate to other people in a cheaper and faster way.

4. Why is it important to link information? What are the benefits of having instant access to information?
Because of links, webpages are all connected as the word says, a "web." We are able to take ourselves form one site to another with just a click. It is easier and faster because it takes you instantly to the next page you want to go to.

Assignment 2

Questions 1,2,9, and 10 should be answered in 3-5 sentences.  1. What are the pros and cons of using Google Drive to complete a project like the one you just did for your Technology Presentation.
Some of the pros for using Google Drive are that it is very easy to use, it is similar to powerpoint, your work will be saved automatically, and you can share your work. Some of the cons for using Google drive are that it may be confusing for people who don't know how to use it and you need to have a google account. Google Drive will help us as a class because we will be able to do many assignment on it.
 2. What did you learn about your technology that you didn't know before? Explain.
I learned that the owners of such technological gadgets gain more money than we imagine. Every product has to be renovating itself constantly in order to be successful because of the changing technology. You can see a lot of change in such little time in the past few decades.
 3. Create a test question using the information you researched from your project. You must come up with a question and at least 4 responses or answers to choose from.

 Question?: What are the different uses for the iPad mini?
A. Games for entertainment
B. Virtual Books to read
C. Browsing on the web
D. All of the above

4. What does URL stand for?
Uniform Resource Locator
 5. What is the URL for Mr. Fierro's Blogger?
Principlestechnology.blogspot.com

6. What is your URL for your Blogger created for Principles of Technology class?
lugo.mo.1217.blogspot.com

 7. Using the notes from the Parts of a Computer System, identify and define the four parts of a complete computer system.
Hardware - Any part of the computer you can touch. A computer's hardware consists of interconnected electronic devices that you can use to control the computer's operation, input, and output. (The everyday term device refers to any piece of hardware.)

Software - A set of instructions that makes the computer perform tasks. In other words , software tells the computer what to do. (The term program refers to any piece of software.) Some programs exist primarily for the computer's use to help it perform tasks and manage its own resources. Other types of programs exist for the user, enabling him or her to perform tasks such as creating documents.

Data - consist of individual facts or pieces of information that by themselves may not make much sense to a person. A computer's primary job is to process these tiny pieces of data in various ways, converting them into useful information.

Users - People are the computer operators, also known as users.


8. Name 3 input devices and 3 output devices.
The three input devices are the keyboard, scanner, and the bar code reader. The three output devices are the headphones, screen, and speakers.


 9. Write about the most interesting software you have ever used on a computer. Explain why it was
your favorite or what you liked about the software you have chosen to write about.
My favorite software is the Adobe Photoshop because you can do different changes on many types of pictures. I like to edit pictures therefore I believe that this software is the easiest and most efficient to use. This software is not like the cheap websites that ruin your picture, but instead it's professional and useful.

10. Why do you think important technology corporations like Apple, Microsoft, and Sony create new versions of their product often? Think about why every few months to a year a new iPad or iPhone is released... Explain.
Companies like Apple keep renewing their products because they know people will want to buy them and therefore, make more money. Technology keeps changing each and everyday and so products need to be renewed because of how advanced it is becoming. People don't want to have the old version forever and so they will want to buy the newest version.

11. For question 10 you will research on the World Wide Web. What are the units of measure for a computer memory storage? Fill in this table with your answers. Must fill in unit abbreviation, and approximate value.

UNIT	Abbreviation	Approximate Value (bytes)
Kilobyte	KB	1,000 (1 thousand)
Megabyte	MB	1,000,000 (1 million)
Gigabyte	GB	1,000,000,000 (1 billion)
Terabyte	TB	1,000,000,000,000 (1 trillion)

 

Assignment 1

1.  Create an acrostic poem using your first name. So what you are going to do is use each letter in your name to create an adjective that describes you or use each letter to write something you like to do.

Monster

Outgoing

Nice

Talkative

Sporty

Energetic

Responsible

Remarkable

Adorable

Talented

2. What technologies do you use in your everyday life? Describe how and why you use the technologies you do.
Technologies that I use in my everyday life are my cellphone, television and computer. I use my cellphone to contact my family, friends, to wake myself up in the morning, keep track of time and to listen to music. I use the television to keep up with my tv shows, see what is going on outside of my city, and to basically watch news. I use my computer to do my school work for example essays, print assignments from Black Board, check my grades, and to download music.


 3. The __ system  unit__ is a case that holds the computer's critical components.


4. A(n) _____work-station_______ is a specialized, single-user computer that typically has more power than a standard PC.

5. A(n) ______network server______ is usually a powerful personal computer that functions as the primary computer in a network.

6. ______Supercomputers_________ are the most powerful computers made.


7. What does "PC" stand for?
It stands for personal computer.

 8. Research how computers play a crucial part in nearly every government agency. Pick an agency and discuss how that agency uses computers and why computers make their jobs easier. Some examples of government agencies that use technology frequently are the U.S. Census Bureau, IRS, Military, and Police.
The FBI uses their computers in many ways for example so they can get connected with their satellites and to also use surveillance with cameras in which are connected to their computers. Lastly, they also use their computers to save important files such as criminal information, history with any crimes, people, arrests, and many more things.